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‘TOPS To Total’: FM Announces Pilot Scheme To Set Up Supply Chain For All Fruits And Vegetables
Swarajya Staff
May 15, 2020, 05:15 PM | Updated 05:15 PM IST
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday (15 May) began her third tranche of announcements pertaining to the Rs 20 lakh crore economic package under Atmanirbhar Bharat vision.
She said that today's announcements would be focused on agriculture and allied services, like fisheries and food processing.
The Finance Minister announced that the Operations Greens, currently for Tomatoes, Onion and Potatoes, will be extended to all fruits and vegetables.
As part of TOP to TOTAL scheme, 50 per cent subsidy will be given on transportation of all fruits and vegetables from surplus to deficit markets.
The remaining 50 per cent subsidy will be available for storage, including cold storage. This is a pilot program for supply chains that will last for six months to begin with.
TOP to TOTAL
— PIB India #StayHome #StaySafe (@PIB_India) May 15, 2020
In a major announcement, Government extends Operation Greens from Tomatoes, Onion and Potatoes (TOP) to ALL fruits and vegetables#AatmaNirbharDesh #AatmanirbharBharat pic.twitter.com/EGRSp9oGqe
The government has also decided to amend the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, to provide farmers with better price realisation.
Agriculture food stuffs such as cereals, oilseeds, onions, potato, edible oils will be deregulated.
Government will amend Essential Commodities Act to enable better price realisation for farmers; Agriculture food stuffs including cereals, edible oils, oilseeds, pulses, onions and potato will be deregulated.#AatmaNirbharDesh #AatmanirbharBharat pic.twitter.com/qVfoVXVmZl
— PIB India #StayHome #StaySafe (@PIB_India) May 15, 2020
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